The nature and construction of a solar eclipse explained and exemplified in that which will happen on April 1st, A.D. 1764. [electronic resource] : Containing, I. The geometrical construction of a general eclipse of the sun, exhibiting its phases and affections, by scale and compasses. II. The same by trigonometrical calculation. III. The construction and phases of a solar eclipse for any particular place, exemplified for the city of London. IV. Of the form and dimensions of the moon's dark shadow on the Earth's surface considered not as a sphere but as a spheroid. V. The method of exhibiting all the phases of a solar eclipse in the best manner, by a reflecting telescope, in a room not darkened. By Benjamin Martin.
1764
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The nature and construction of a solar eclipse explained and exemplified in that which will happen on April 1st, A.D. 1764. [electronic resource] : Containing, I. The geometrical construction of a general eclipse of the sun, exhibiting its phases and affections, by scale and compasses. II. The same by trigonometrical calculation. III. The construction and phases of a solar eclipse for any particular place, exemplified for the city of London. IV. Of the form and dimensions of the moon's dark shadow on the Earth's surface considered not as a sphere but as a spheroid. V. The method of exhibiting all the phases of a solar eclipse in the best manner, by a reflecting telescope, in a room not darkened. By Benjamin Martin.
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Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.
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London : Printed for the author in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXIV. [1764]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[2],16,[2]p.,fold.plate ; 4⁰.
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With a final leaf of advertisements.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T25332.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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